Bill's Lake- Northern Saskatchewan

[DougMN]

Hello all! I'm new here and thought this would be a good place to start. I am heading up to Northern Saskatchewan for a fly-in to Bill's Lake in June. Anyone been up there or near it? Supposedly lots of nice Northern's, Lakers, Walleye's and Grayling. Any past experiences or stories would be greatly appreciated!

[Hemlock]

Hey Doug, Welcome to FM!

I appologize, I can't help you with specifics, but any fly in lodge in Northern Saskatchewan has got to be good, right?

I hope you get some feedback from people with stories from there or very close to there.

[Eastwind]

Doug,

First of all, welcome to F.M. I do not even know where Bill's Lake is in Northern Sask. but I did a fly in to Wollaston Lake in NE Sask. a few years ago and it was the trip of a lifetime. The Northern fishing was awesome, the Laker fishing was great and the walleyes were good average size but not plentiful that far North. The only thing that was disapointing is that we were promised Grayling fishing, got double talk about it when we got there and brought the subject up then found that the resort we were at did not have rights to go up in the area that the Grayling fishing was done. So, do not be afraid to pin down the outfitter on specific questions regarding what you are promised. Otherwise have a great time and bring a camera.

[DougMN]

Thanks for the welcome and the info. I have gone on a few major fishing trips- but this will be the biggest by far. It is always kind of crazy to lay out a large amount of coin without knowing exactly what to expect.

My brother-in-law, who I am going up with, is from the Northwest Territories and seems to know what he is doing for the most part.

I asked him about the Grayling fishing and his response was- 'Screw the grayling, if we catch any of them we will use them as bait for the big Northerns'.

At least I know where he stands on it.

[Eastwind]

Doug,

Just having a Canadian involved in the planning should give you some extra level of comfort, eh? I think that fishing Grayling some day would be fun but giant Pike are hard to beat. Have a great time.